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Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Will pass defense measure up?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The off week comes at a good time for the offense, which hopes to get QB Josh Nesbitt back from his hamstring injury.
It also comes at a good time for the defense. Coordinator Dave Wommack plans to spend a lot of time this week and next working on pass coverage after the Jackets gave up 299 passing yards to Miss. St., which is not known for its aerial attack.
Pressure on the QB wasn’t the issue.
Wommack said the problem was that linebackers, safeties and corners did not get proper spacing in their zone coverages.
“It just takes one guy to get out of place a little bit here and there and expose you,” Wommack said. “We try to mix the coverages enough and maybe we were confusing our guys more than we were confusing their guys… We’re not getting our spacing right.”
Tech hasn’t faced any great throwing quarterbacks yet.
As mentioned yesterday, Duke’s Thaddeus Lewis and Clemson’s Cullen Harper are on deck in the ACC schedule.
Lewis is off to a terrific start: 63 percent completion rate, 238 passing yards per game, 5 TDs, 0 INTs. Harper has been so-so, but we saw what he can do last year.
So is this cause for concern?
